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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Be it known that I, SAMUEL Q. firm am, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvanis, heve im'cntedaNutritive Medicine; sud I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the some.

My invention consists of enutritive medicine composed of the extract or essence of meats-11d sugar, dissolved 'in water in the proportions suh stantisllyos described hereafter, so that it can beeasily administered to invnlids who era in too prostrate s. cimdition'to take ordinary nourishing food.

I use as one of the ingredients inmy nutritive medicine concentrated essence or extract of meat, which consists of thejuices of meat obtained by boiling the letter in digestersfby pressur'e,'8tc.,'and by separating it .from the fibrous tissues. This extract is'welhknonn both in this country-and in Eur9pe,'a-nd is soid'in'the form of soup-cakes or in cans, and used 'toa great .extent by traveiiers. The' 'essence or mm: of merit which I prefer to use is that madehv Tcdrtelot; at Chicago. It is soid incans conteiniug onepouud of extract, which is of the consistency of'very itifl 3311 1, pound of this extract being'declaredby the manufaeturerto contain the nutritious-properties of twenty'pounds of meat. I'teke one gallon of water and heat the same without bringing it to the boiling jioint; and inthis hot waiter-I. dissolve two pounds of Tourtelotmextrnct of beef; I-then adds-bout fourteen poundsof the best refined sugor and stir the whole iutimateiy together; I'then" permit the mixture to cool, after which I bottle it and cork the botties tightiy. It is essentialthat there should he 'more than tenpo'u nds of sn'ger'to thetwo pounds of extract, as I hove" fou'ndthnt a ics's qnnntity viili not prevent fermentation.

The sirup rendersithe medicineeasy t o be sdministered to iiivalizls who are insnh a prostrate condition as to prevent them' fi'om taking ordinary nourishing remedieefl If desired, the preparation maybe medicated to suit the disease of the pntienh'imd may he more easily administered by'the' introduction: intoitof essences or drugs or condiments pleasing to the taste.

I claim 9s my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Pste nP" :A. nutritive medicine; composed of the within-describedingredients, preparediu the'ms nner sud incthe proportions substantinsliy as set forth.

' In testimony whereof I have signed'my name tothis specification in this presenceIof-two suhscrihin g witnesses.

itnesses BE. Howsorr, Jom'c Warns." 

